Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I hope that today's hearing is the beginning, not the end, of this inquiry."

"I would call upon members of this panel to use your moral suasion with your industry so that all of them do the right thing here because I think it is a really important example of following moral and..."

"I would respectfully suggest that criminal authorities ought to have a real interest in it."

"Well, in my view, there is no question that the disclosures were totally inadequate, that this conduct is unconscionable and indefensible, and that there ought to be adequate redress in the courts."